Religion and state power in Brazil: from the Colony to the Republic

Authors

  • David Mesquiati de Oliveira Faculdade Unida de Vitória
  • Leila Miranda Damasceno Faculdade Unida de Vitória (UNIDA)
  • Lucia Lucia Maria Roriz Verissimo Portela Faculdade Unida de Vitória (UNIDA)
  • Robson Prati Neves de Oliveira Faculdade Unida de Vitória (UNIDA)

Abstract

The objective of the article is to point out how the relationship between State power and religion occurred in the Brazilian Constitutions, from the colonial period to the Federal Constitution of 1988. The relationship between Church and State did not occur uniformly in Brazil. On the contrary, the various national Constitutions maintained links and created ruptures between one Constitution and another, sustaining the tension between separatist and confessional ideals in the relationship between Church and State. In the first section, it will reflect on the comprehensive concept of religion and its relationship with society, from Durkheim and Eliade. In the second section, it will take up the concept of state power based on the general theory of the state, by Hobbes and Rousseau. In the third and final section, it will analyze the relationship between religion and the Brazilian state based on its federal constitutions throughout the history of Brazil.

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Author Biography

David Mesquiati de Oliveira, Faculdade Unida de Vitória

Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências das Religiões da Faculdade Unida de Vitória (UNIDA).

Published

2021-12-16

How to Cite

Mesquiati de Oliveira, D., Miranda Damasceno, L., Lucia Maria Roriz Verissimo Portela, L., & Prati Neves de Oliveira, R. (2021). Religion and state power in Brazil: from the Colony to the Republic. PLURA, Revista De Estudos De Religião PLURA, Journal for the Study of Religion, 12(2), 241–258. Retrieved from https://revistaplura.emnuvens.com.br/plura/article/view/1750

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